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custom base image with s6 overlay
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linuxserver/minisatip

Minisatip is a multi-threaded satip server version 1.2 that runs under Linux and it was tested with DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-C2, ATSC and ISDB-T cards.

Supported Architectures

Our images support multiple architectures such as x86-64, arm64 and armhf. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker here and our announcement here.

Simply pulling linuxserver/minisatip should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.

The architectures supported by this image are:

Architecture	Tag
x86-64	amd64-latest
arm64	arm64v8-latest
armhf	arm32v7-latest

Usage

Here are some example snippets to help you get started creating a container.

docker

docker create \
  --name=minisatip \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Europe/London \
  -e RUN_OPTS=<parameter> \
  -p 8875:8875 \
  -p 554:554 \
  -p 1900:1900/udp \
  -v </path/to/appdata/config>:/config \
  --device /dev/dvb:/dev/dvb \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  linuxserver/minisatip

Additional runtime parameters

In some cases it might be necessary to start minisatip with additional parameters, for example to configure a unicable LNB. Add the parameters you need and restart the container. Be sure to have the right parameters set as adding the wrong once might lead to the container not starting correctly. For a list of minisatip parameters visit Minisatip page.

docker-compose

Compatible with docker-compose v2 schemas.

---
version: "2"
services:
  minisatip:
    image: linuxserver/minisatip
    container_name: minisatip
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
      - RUN_OPTS=<parameter>
    volumes:
      - </path/to/appdata/config>:/config
    ports:
      - 8875:8875
      - 554:554
      - 1900:1900/udp
    devices:
      - /dev/dvb:/dev/dvb
    restart: unless-stopped

Parameters

Container images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate <external>:<internal> respectively. For example, -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 outside the container.

Parameter	Function
`-p 8875`	Status Page WebUI
`-p 554`	RTSP Port
`-p 1900/udp`	App Discovery
`-e PUID=1000`	for UserID - see below for explanation
`-e PGID=1000`	for GroupID - see below for explanation
`-e TZ=Europe/London`	Specify a timezone to use EG Europe/London.
`-e RUN_OPTS=<parameter>`	Specify specific run params for minisatip
`-v /config`	Configuration files and minisatip data
`--device /dev/dvb`	For passing through Tv-cards

Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)

You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend FILE__.

As an example:

-e FILE__PASSWORD=/run/secrets/mysecretpassword

Will set the environment variable PASSWORD based on the contents of the /run/secrets/mysecretpassword file.

User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (-v flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID.

Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.

In this instance PUID=1000 and PGID=1000, to find yours use id user as below:

  $ id username
    uid=1000(dockeruser) gid=1000(dockergroup) groups=1000(dockergroup)

Application Setup

Best used in conjunction with tvheadend

There is no setup per se, other than adding your cards for passthrough.

You can then use your cards as DVB inputs in apps such as tvheadend.

Support Info

Shell access whilst the container is running: docker exec -it minisatip /bin/bash
To monitor the logs of the container in realtime: docker logs -f minisatip
container version number
- docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' minisatip
image version number
- docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' linuxserver/minisatip

Updating Info

Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (ie. nextcloud, plex), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the Application Setup section above to see if it is recommended for the image.

Below are the instructions for updating containers:

Via Docker Run/Create

Update the image: docker pull linuxserver/minisatip
Stop the running container: docker stop minisatip
Delete the container: docker rm minisatip
Recreate a new container with the same docker create parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your /config folder and settings will be preserved)
Start the new container: docker start minisatip
You can also remove the old dangling images: docker image prune

Via Docker Compose

Update all images: docker-compose pull
- or update a single image: docker-compose pull minisatip
Let compose update all containers as necessary: docker-compose up -d
- or update a single container: docker-compose up -d minisatip
You can also remove the old dangling images: docker image prune

Via Watchtower auto-updater (especially useful if you don't remember the original parameters)

Pull the latest image at its tag and replace it with the same env variables in one run:

docker run --rm \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
containrrr/watchtower \
--run-once minisatip

Note: We do not endorse the use of Watchtower as a solution to automated updates of existing Docker containers. In fact we generally discourage automated updates. However, this is a useful tool for one-time manual updates of containers where you have forgotten the original parameters. In the long term, we highly recommend using Docker Compose.

You can also remove the old dangling images: docker image prune

Building locally

If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:

git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-minisatip.git
cd docker-minisatip
docker build \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  -t linuxserver/minisatip:latest .

The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware using multiarch/qemu-user-static

docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset

Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with -f Dockerfile.aarch64.

Versions

19.12.19: - Rebasing to alpine 3.11.
28.06.19: - Rebasing to alpine 3.10.
23.03.19: - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag.
22.02.19: - Rebasing to alpine 3.9.
20.02.19: - Fix run options.
11.02.19: - Add pipeline logic and multi arch.
28.08.18: - Rebase to Alpine 3.8.
13.12.17: - Rebase to Alpine 3.7.
28.05.17: - Rebase to Alpine 3.6.
08.02.17: - Rebase to Alpine 3.5 and only compile libs in dvb-apps.
14.10.16: - Add version layer information.
18.09.16: - Add support for Common Interface.
11.09.16: - Add layer badges to README.
28.08.16: - Add badges to README.
15.08.16: - Initial Release.

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